title: Service utilization of Asians and other racial-ethnic groups: comparisons in a state substance abuse treatment system.
abstract: Based on an administrative data base of 410,000 substance abuse treatment clients in New York State, Asians are a small minority who differ significantly from other racial-ethnic groups on income, primary language, treatment setting, substance of abuse, referral source, and discharge status. In particular, relative to other race-ethnicity groups such as whites, blacks, and Hispanics, significantly greater percentages of Asians are referred from drinking-driving programs and completed treatment. However, most of the significant differences between Asians and other groups are found among clients with a first admission, and tended to attenuate among clients with a second or third admission.
authors.affiliation: 1New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services , Albany, New York , USA.
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Lynn A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Warner
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haverly
authors.forename: Dawn
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lambert-Wacey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D044466:Asian People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009518:New York; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult